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Surveillance and agnostic capture sequencing of samples from individuals with rash-associated illness in Mali indicates regional transmission of measles virus from West and Central Africa.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2024
Kané Fousseyni, Collins John, Koné Amadou, Keita Noumou Y, Cisse Issa, Koné Klèma M, Diallo Dramane, Konate Issa, Dabitao Djeneba K, Diarra Bassirou, Sanogo Ibrahim, Coulibaly Tenin A, Diallo Mountaga, Keita Daouda, Tangara Cheick O, Diakité Mahamadou, Dao Sounkalo, Fouth-Tchos Karine, Aboulhab Jamila, Neal Aaron, Shaw-Saliba Kathryn, Lu Xiang-Jun, Briese Thomas, Lipkin W Ian, Guindo Ibrehima, Chen Ray Y, Wickiser J Kenneth, Doumbia Seydou
Abstract excerpt
Measles is vaccine-preventable extremely contagious disease caused by the measles virus. High vaccination coverage is needed to prevent outbreaks of disease. Although molecular surveillance of measles is critical to characterize outbreaks and track viral evolution, few whole-genome sequences of measles virus from West Africa are available despite continual outbreaks in the region. Using VirCapSeq-VERT, an...
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